Murphy Loses Fight for Blumenstiel in Tammany Hall Nomination
The Tammany Hall executive committee rejected Emanuel Blumenstiel for the Supreme Court, aligning with Murphy and the Sullivans to back Lehman. John P. Cohalan was chosen for Surrogate, while Abram I. Elkus was not considered. Cohalan faced past censure while Lehman bore a prominent family background and civic ties. City Court nominees Richard T. Lynch and E B La Fetra drew cheers amid the convention drama.
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Supreme Court
Irving Lehman
John P. Cohalan
Richard T. Lynch
Edward B. LA Fetra
Tammany Judiciary
Tammany Hall
Charles F. Murphy
Sullivans
Emanuel Blumenstiel
Executive Committee
Murphy
Blumenstiel
John P. Cohaian
City Court
Sullivan
Tammany
Abram I. Elkus
Tammany Men
Tim” Sullivan
Seger
Blumenstein
Blumenstie
Lehman
Thomas F. Smith
Edward Brown
N. Taylor Phillips
Lenman
Philips
This
Cty
Columbia University
Columbia Law School
Nathan Straus
Worcester, Williams & Lehman
Judge Tierney
Bronx
Sen@tor Cohalan
Cohalan
McClellan
Citizens Union Committee On
Senate
Assembly
Brooklyn
Middletown
Manhattan College
E. B. la Ferra
Wagner
William J. Bryan
Chanler
Cleveland Democracy Associates Seek Democratic Reform
A new political group named Cleveland Democracy received a certificate of incorporation from Justice Blanchard. It aims to activate members in politics and promote democracy nationwide and locally, with about two thousand members already and a target of fifty thousand. Headquarters are at the Hotel Winthrop on Seventh Avenue near 125th Street.
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Cleveland Democracy
William J. Bryan
Blanchard
Supreme Court
William B. Selden
157Th Street
Max L. Mastius
Morningside Avenue
N. C. Sherman
East 12Th Street
Brooklyn
Harry C. Woodruff
112Th Street
William H. C. Lee
173D Street
Selden
Democratic Party
Winthrop
Seventh Avenue
125Th Street
Sherman in Columbus Praises Taft and Warns Against Bryan
James Sherman campaigned in Columbus praising Taft on imperial policy and bank deposits while attacking Bryan’s anti imperialism. He urged a Republican Congress to defend the gold standard and wage earners, claiming Ohio will deliver a large Republican majority. He expressed optimism about Ohio siding with the ticket.
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The
Tribune
Columbus
Ohio
James
Sherman
Taft
Philippines
Bryan
Republican Congress
Denver
Congress
Senate
Republic
Beckett and Bruce Nominated by Republicans
The Republican County Convention at Murray Hill Lyceum nominated Surrogate Beckett for re election and M Linn Bruce for the Supreme Court. Isidor Wasservogel and Douglas Mathewson were chosen for City Court places with full party backing. Beckett's career and reform work were outlined, and headquarters were opened at the Breslin with William H. Hamilton to manage the campaign.
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Charles H. Beckett
Supreme Court
M. Linn Bruce
Isidor Wasservogel
Douglas Mathewson
Murray Hill Lyceum
John Henry Hammond
Edward S. Clinch
Bernard Robinson
Charles C. Maas
Beckett
Hughes
Taft
Hector M. Hitchings
Leopold Lee
Bruce
Republican Club
Surrogate Beckett
Vermont
Dartmouth College
Columbia Law School
Surrogate Rollins
Tammany
Surrogate
Ransom
Booraem, Hamilton
Elmira Reformatory
Fitzgerald
Matthew Linn Bruce
Pennsylvania
Rutgers College
Pine Plains
N. Y
Albany
New York City
Andes
No. 18
Wall Street
Republican County Committee
Chanler
Higgins
Austria
America
College of
City of New York
Spiro & Wasservogel
Nassau Street
Old Sun Ward
Tremont
Bronx
Broadway
Assembly
Breslin
William H. Hamilton
Crete Urges Patience With Provinces Amid Berlin Treaty Rift
The proclamation says the Berlin Treaty no longer binds Montenegro, citing Austria’s violation and Article 29 restricting Montenegro’s freedom. Rome reports Austria’s actions were known days before Tittoni and Iswolsky met at Desio. Italy seeks two concessions: evacuation of Novi Bazar and end of Austria’s protectorate over Montenegro.
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Berlin
Montenegro
Austria
Rome
Signor Tittoni
Kf. d'Iswolsky
Desio
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Novi-Bazar
Servians urge war over Austrian Bosnia annexation
Belgrade reports a strong Servian protest to the Berlin Treaty signatories over Austria Hungary seizure of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The government seeks status quo restoration or compensation, with Parliament called for Oct 10 and war fervor rising. Jews in Belgrade pledge 200000 for a wartime fund. Berlin notes open air enlistment in Belgrade with university students swearing in.
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Belgrade
Berlin
Austria-Hungary
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Servia
Austria- Hungary
Hebrews of
Lokal Anzeiger
Turkish protest circulates to foreign ministers in Paris
The Turkish circular protesting Bulgaria's proclamation was sent to Foreign Minister Pichon. It criticizes the Berlin Treaty violation and urges signatories to inform the Porte of their plans to reestablish legal order in Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia. It notes Turkey could use force but will seek a peaceful solution and reserve its rights under international conventions.
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Paris
M. Pichon
Berlin
Turkey
Bulgaria
Rumelia
EXPECT TROUBLE IN BRONX TODAY
Yonkers and Westchester railroads under Receiver WhitRidge limit cars on Bronx lines and refuse transfers. Conductors urged diplomacy as police deploy near city lines. Hundreds may pay two fares for short trips. Whitridge seeks to extend Union line two blocks to connect with Yonkers tracks. Public Service Commission heard the franchise on June date. no decision yet.
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Yonkers
Westchester
Whitridge
Bronx
Union Line
Bailey Avenue
20Th Street
Union
Yonkers City
Board of Estimate
Public Service Commission
Britain as Protector in Near East Involves Turkey and Treaties
London reports Britain's Foreign Office rejects premature adoptions of an international conference and urges Turkey to accept a cautious approach. Sir Edward Grey warns that altering Berlin Treaty without broad consent risks peace and arms restraint. Austria Hungary is urged to reconsider actions in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonian stability is cited as delicate.
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Great Britain
Turkey
Assembly Nominations in Kings County Delegates Nominated
Democratic Assembly candidates were nominated at conventions across Kings County twenty three districts. Names include Edmund R. Terry William Gillen Michael O Neill William H Reilly Louis Spitz Thomas Geoghegan James A Blanchfield Emmet Muiranen William C McGann Felix J Sanner John J Kern Clarence Kempner Hugh O'Donnell Samuel A Gluck Lawrence McGoldrick John J Seaman Emil Rose Michael Beck Sidney W Fry among others.
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Democratic Assembly
Kings County
A. D
A.D
Edmund R. Terry
John H. Donnelly
William Gillen
James BH. Fay
Michael O'Neill
John J. Schutta
Willam H. Reilly
James A. Blanchfield
Willam J. Pape
Emmet
Bridge Celebration Continues With Water Parade And Pageants
Hartford Oct 7 The second day of the bridge opening celebration featured a water parade a large amphitheatre history pageant and motor and industrial parades with about ten thousand participants. Historical tableaux depicted 1614 Dutch settlement 1635 Holmes arrival and Hooker 1636 Pequot war events and notable figures including Washington Rochambeau La Fayette and General Grant. Tomorrow ends with a military parade and fireworks display.
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Hartford
Conn
Holmes
Hooker
Charter
Washington
Rochambeau
la Fayette
General Grant
Flyer Narrowly Escapes Wreck at Philadelphia Yard
A drilling freight crashed into a freight train at the entrance to the Pennsylvania Railroad yards causing five cars to derail and block the New York division. Five minutes earlier a New York flyer would have been struck. Tracks were cleared by 9 pm and trains from the South and West ran two to three hours late after 6 pm. The Congressional Limited from Washington arrived two hours late at Jersey City before midnight.
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Tribune
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
New York Flyer
Congressional
Washington
Jersey City
Woman reports $4000 gem theft in city
Mrs. Mary B Dulin, a well known Washington resident, told police she was robbed of diamonds and jewelry valued at about 4000 dollars. She returned from Broad Land Virginia to find valuables missing from her trunk, with the time and method of the theft still a mystery.
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Washington
Mary B Dulin
Unable to Haul Off the Yankee at Buzzard's Bay
Newport R I Oct 7 naval tug crews and wrecking ships towed at noon for hours to free the cruiser Yankee from Hen and Chickens Rocks in Buzzard's Bay. The vessel remains stuck but officials believe salvage is possible though costs to the Navy near 190000 dollars.
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Newport
R. 1
Naval Colliery
Buzzard’s Bay
Capps
Navy Department
Revival of Old $1,000,000 Suit in Missouri Court
Judge C Pollock in Springfield Nebraska? No in Missouri grants verdict for John Henderson of Washington against Dallas County to revive judgment on over 1.61 million dollars in old railway bonds for a road projected through Dallas County about forty years ago. The railroad was never built.
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Springfield
C. Pollock
United States
John C. Henderson
Washington
Dallas County
European Wheat Crop Short Prompts European Demand Watch
European wheat crop likely to remain below average for a second year. The Department of Agriculture reports a world shortfall, elevating concerns over Europe’s import needs as Hungary cites a large deficit in its crops, signaling tight supply for foreign wheat.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Ministry of Agriculture
Europe
British Leader Sees Turkish Reform as Peaceful Path
Sir Edward hails Turkey's reform as marvellous and urges no outside disturbance. Asquith, addressing Leven constituents, says Britain may not stand alone and urges European diplomacy for a peaceful solution to the Balkan crisis.
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Sir Edward
Turkey
Herbert H. Asquith
Leven
Fife
Scotland
Balkan
Austria Mobilizing Rumors Stir Europe Amid Balkan Crisis
Vienna dispatch says four Austro-Hungarian corps ordered to prepare for mobilization in a precautionary move. Finance ministers assure bankers no serious trouble, while Archduke Franz Ferdinand is linked to Austria's actions and European power shifts. Crete unrest shadows Sir Edward Grey’s diplomacy.
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London
Times
Vienna
Hermannstadt
Temesvar
Szegedin
Agram
Austria-Hungary
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Austria
Francis Joseph
William
Daily News
Europe
Willams
Sofia
the Times
Crete
Edward Grey
Bulgaria
Russia Demands Compensation If Berlin Treaty Revised
Paris Oct 7 M d Iswolsky Russian Foreign Minister says the Berlin Treaty targets Russia and any revision would trigger compensation claims by each signatory. He cites Austro-Hungarian plans on Bosnia and Herzegovina and expects support from France with possible talks in London. Naoum Pacha backs an international conference but seeks compensation only for victims of force. Britain seen aiming to regain Eastern Rumelia to shift influence from Germany in Turkey.
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Paris
M. d'Iswolsky
Berlin
Russia
Baron von Aehrenthal
Bosnia and Herzegovina
M. d'Iswell
France
Great Britain
London
Edward
Turkey
Naoum Pacha
Annexation Proclamation Quietly Read in Bosnia
The imperial proclamation annexing Bosnia and Herzegovina to Austria Hungary was posted in occupied provinces. Reactions are mixed but Servian malcontents remain quiet for now. Troops stay in barracks ready to quell any disturbance.
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Sarajevo
Bosnia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Austria-Hungary
Rumor of Royal Murder in Greece Discredited
Vienna reports an unconfirmed rumor that Crown Prince Constantine of Greece was assassinated in Athens. The rumor originated in Bucharest, Romania, and is not substantiated by available sources and is discredited.
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Vienna
Constantine
Greece
Athens
Bucharest
Romania
No Turkish War Preparations Amid Balkan Tensions
Constantinople reports deny Turkish war plans while arming corps. Guns and ammunition head to Adrianople and Salonica as crowds praise Britain at the embassy. A war mood grows with placards calling for conflict with Bulgaria. Officials urge calm and hint at a possible international conference to address grievances.
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Constantinople
Adrianople
Salonica
England
Bulgaria
Explosion Kills Thirteen in Vermont Grain Elevator Disaster
An explosion at a grain elevator owned by Canadian Pacific and Boston & Maine in Richford Vermont killed at least 13 people and injured others. Fire gutted the building and shed, destroyed 75 freight cars, with losses around 490000 dollars.
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Richford
Canadian Pacific
Boston & Maine
Barnsy
W. C
Guardo
Haire
Ralph
Jelifore
Lahue
Heman
LA Ports
Dana
Mandigo
Robert
Narrows
Charles
Niles
Herman
Papineau
Louis
Tuttle
Wright
Lucius
Workman
Buffalo Fire Fatal Kills One Fireman Injures Eight
A warehouse and a grain elevator owned by A Nowak & Son burned in Buffalo near the New York Central belt line. One fireman died and eight were injured as walls collapsed, with crews fighting the blaze for over an hour. several firefighters were burned or shocked. a report of three office girls trapped proved false.
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Buffalo
Broadway
A. Nowak & Son
Harlem blasting damages several uptown houses. contractors arrested
Explosions at No West 23rd street and near Fifth Avenue caused thousands in damage to homes in Harlem and the neighborhood. Foreman Frank Lally was arrested on $900 bail, and contractor Joseph Rossano faces investigation after a second blast. Damage includes shattered windows and a dented iron gate.
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No. ST West 23Th Street
Arifington
Stamford
Frank Lally
No. 320
Pleasant Avenue
Harlem Court
Fifth Avenue
Sith Street
Joseph Rossano
Joshua Thaw
Harry Thaw
Lioyd Warner
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Armstrong
Cravens
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Foreign Office
Wooler
Northumberland
Near East
Macedonia
Armenia
Kings
Flyer
Quaker City
Police
Franz Ferdinand
Schellhamer, Joseph
A Freman
Darrenberger
Fred
Fox
Freman
Franz
Joseph
Goss
John G
Hill
William T
Kruger
Sietz
Henry J
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lewis & @ONGER
West St
T. M. Stewart
Uumbus
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